Out with the old and in with the new

Happy New Year! Not, of course, that you’d know it was any sort of special day around these parts, given that both December 31st and January 1st are considered regular days here, and while more and more local establishments are going out of their way to offer special New Year’s Eve meals and celebrations, I think it’s safe to say that Tel Aviv won’t be giving Sydney, Australia a run for its money any time soon.

Of course, just because Israel doesn’t celebrate the New Year in any official manner, that doesn’t mean that Israelis aren’t spending time summing up the past year and making resolutions for 2008. And, as you can see, I’ve decided to use the occasion to give this blog a makeover. As of today, January 1st, 2008, something something has both a new home and a sleek new look.

Once you’re done admiring the new format, be sure to check out the different pages I’ve created, from the twonew “About” sections to the “Come find me” section, and don’t forget to check out “The rules“. As for content, let’s see what the future holds, shall we?

All the old posts and comments are here, but please be patient as a I rebuild the blogroll, add the bells and whistles, and continue to tweak the template. Oh, and for those of you who use Microsoft Internet Explorer, you may want to consider switching to Firefox, as the blog doesn’t display properly in IE (a problem I hope to iron out with the WordPress Tech Support Department).

looks great, in IE too, though didn’t know you are now a redhead… 🙂 ooops, maybe i just killed the illusion for some of your more gever gever readers…?
come over and see my new look, still tweaking, and i hope you’ll forgive me for the orange…

Liza: The new look is great. It reflects your evolution as a writer and traveler into the higher levels of the blogosphere. I continue to be delighted by your insights, clarity, humor, and musical memories! All the best for 2008.

And a big thank you to all who commented – and especially those who complimented! I’m still working out the kinks, and hope to fix the header image issue tomorrow morning, so thanks for your patience!

Nicole,
I am overworked and stressed! Now if only I had her gorgeous hair…

AS,
Not sure I have any gever gever readers. Are you a gever gever? 😉

Snoopy,
Aside from the header image issue, I haven’t had other problems yet. One potential problem is that WordPress only offers 50 MB of space for storage – anything above that must be paid for. I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it, if I see that it’s really a problem.

Arik,
The Hebrew blogs are at the end because I like them less, of course! 😛